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Welcome to Arago ...

Arago is located in Hubbard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arago, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Arago is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arago lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Arago: 218

Communities Also Named Arago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Arago - they are located in Kansas, Nebraska and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arago.

Communities near Arago ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arago.

  • Park Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Long Lost Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
  • Osage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Pine Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Ponsford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elbow Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arago.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arago. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arago.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arago. See our Newspapers Page for Arago.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arago ...

Looking for more information about Arago? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Arago, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arago.

Adding Arago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arago in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Arago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Arago post office opened in 1897. The Arago post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arago.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hubbard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arago - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/